Thursday, December 07, 2006

Maker File #8 Podcast available

Last month, Make Magazine's Dale Dougherty and I visited the World Championship Punkin Chunkin competition in Millsboro DE It is a unique event, a combination of technology, tongue-in-cheek humor, craftsmanship, and entertainment.

Thirty thousand people come together in a harvested Delaware cornfield to contemplate man's inhumanity to pumpkins.

The machines are interesting, but really, not as interesting as the people. There are characters galore and we (well, mostly Dale) made a podcast that includes some great interviews. It's available on the Make Magazine blog (www.makezine.com) or by clicking here .

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Named to Wired Magazine’s Smart List, William Gurstelle is a bestselling author, registered engineer, and professional speaker. The author of Backyard Ballistics, Absinthe and Flamethrowers, and seven other books, he is recognized for his particular talent for making science and technology accessible, intriguing, and – most of all – fun to all readers and audiences. Having sold more nearly half a million books, he is one of the world’s most widely read authors on science and technology.
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